When I was watching “Tinker Bell and the Neverbeast” movie and trying to come up with fun foods for the party I wasn’t planning on doing anything with the sunflowers, but there is something about flowers that just makes everything so happy and I couldn’t help myself!
These chocolate cups are super easy to make and look adorable (taste great too!)
Sunflower Truffles
easy to make truffles set inside a chocolate flower to look like sunflowers
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Servings: 20 truffles
Calories: 230kcal
Equipment
- mini cupcake liners
- piping bag
- mini cookie scoop
Ingredients
- 18 oz chocolate
- 6 oz heavy whipping cream
- 12 oz yellow candy melts
- 1 C chocolate jimmies
Instructions
- bring the cream to a low simmer and pour over the chocolate and let sit for 5 mins
- stir until smooth and refrigerate until firm, about 3 hours
- Flatten the mini cupcake liners slightly and separate
- melt the yellow chocolate and fill a piping bag
- thinly pipe the bottom of the liners, filling in any gaps, then, while turning, pip up the sides to create petals
- let cool completely until set and peel off the liners
- scoop out the truffles with the mini scoop and roll them in the sprinkles (if they don't stick try rolling the ganache balls in your hands a bit to warm them up and "melt" the outside slightly)
- place the truffles into the chocolate flower cups
Nutrition
Calories: 230kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 12mg | Sodium: 15mg | Potassium: 80mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 25g | Vitamin A: 125IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 1mg
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The little girls didn’t really get these, but the adults all loved them! A nice rich treat (I ate quite a few myself!). These could work with other colors to create other flowers as well!
Tinker Bell and the Neverbeast posts:
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Tamyra Hack
Amazing!
But you should try this using “Brigadeiro”. A typical Brazilian recipe. It’s so delicious!!!
And it looks exactly like this, but using “Brigadeiros” the chocolate sprinkles stick very easily!
Ashlee
ohhh I bet that would be terrific!
Mary Tara
Do you have a recipe for the ganache aka truffles? Also, when I melt the yellow chocolate and put it in the piping, doesn’t the yellow chocolate harden quickly? I need to make 130 of them for a bridal shower. BTW, they look so pretty. I haven’t made them yet.
Peter
Is It Okay to use a fondant instead for the petals? Does it complement with the taste of the truffle?
Ashlee Marie
IMO fondant doesn’t complement any thing flavor wise, but it does look pretty, and would totally work
Mary Tara
Sorry, Ashley, I just noticed you do have the recipe for the ganache. Thank you and I can’t wait to make them. One more question, how many days in advance can I make them? The bridal shower is early on a Saturday, so I don’t want to be making / putting them together the morning of. Can they be put together several days ahead and placed in an airtight container? Again, thank you.
Ashlee
as long as you have room to keep them cool you can make them days ahead of time, you can make the chocolate cups and keep them in one place and keep the truffle balls in another and then put them together last min, it might be easier
Christine
How many sunflowet truffles does this recipe make? Thanks.
Ashlee
depends on the size of the ganache batch and the size you scoop you use too. I’ve never just made a batch and made truffles, I make so much ganache i always have some around and I always make a huge batch and just scoope the amt I want and use the rest for frosting! GAH so sorry! – but a 1 lbs batch is like 3 cups and with a mini scoop of 1 1/2 tsp it could make a hundred or so.
sen
great recipe tiffania lewis
Ashlee Marie
not sure who tiffania lewis is
KlientUp
I’m very happy to find this site. I want to to thank you for your time just for this wonderful read!! I definitely loved every bit of it and i also have you book-marked to check out new information on your blog.
Ashlee Marie
so glad you like it!
Glory K.
Looks so cute!
Could you point me in the direction to the recipe for the ganache? I am having a hard time finding it
Thank you!
Ashlee
I am so sorry all the links in my recipes broke when I changed recipe plugins a few months ago – still fixing things here you go https://ashleemarie.com/ganache-3-frosting-truffles-pouring/
Adriana Mónica Negri
Que le pones al chocolate para poder usar en manga?
Ashlee Marie
I don’t know what manga is, sorry